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> we are using the simple screen capture utility provided by microsoft
> (alt+printscreen) to capture some screens in access. (in win95)
> the problem is that when we link/paste the screen capture into a word
> document, the online resolution is horrible, even though it prints well.
> we eventually need some decent resolution for online presentation.
> does anyone know if this utility saves the preview as a coarse black &
> white tiff and if that setting can be changed? a fine B&W tiff would be
> good.
> also, what format is the file in? properties didn't tell us. is it a .bmp
> or a .wmf?
Laura, I notice that when you double-click on the screenshot in WinWord, you
activate Draw and not Paintbrush, which means the picture is a WMF and not a
BMP. This probably explains the bad quality.
As for me, I always make screenshots with PaintShopPro "Capture" function :
it gives a good readable BMP picture. Besides, you can select which part of
the screen you want to capture, and you may choose to capture the mouse
pointer or not.
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Frederic Wronecki
France Telecom, Paris, France
mailto : frederic -dot- wronecki -at- francetelecom -dot- fr
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